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    nandishdesai Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 16, 2008, 06:30 AM
    Green Card Process
    Hi,
    I am in USA on H1b Visa and came here in 2006. So I have visa till 2009 and one extension till 2012. I have married to a Girl who is Green Card Holder and got Green Card in May 2006. Now what is the best option for me to file a Green Card. Through my Employer or through my Wife. Or Can I apply from both ways and accept what ever comes first? And as I Married in India so what is the best place to Register my marriege? Does it affect the Processing the GC. :confused:
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    Apr 16, 2008, 08:36 PM
    Process of getting immigrant visa by marriage to green card holder takes approx 5-6 years, so it will be best to maintain H-1B for a while and after that you have 2 choices:

    If your wife becomes US citizen, she can upgrade the petition, which normally take 6-8 months to get approval... OR You apply for green card on employment-based, nothing to do with your wife.

    If you have marriage registered in India, you do not need to register in US again and it has no effect on case processing.
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